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As of version 1.5 the program syslinux is used for booting. Its advantage is that a DOS-compatible file system is available on the boot medium.
The boot medium contains the following files:
| ldlinux.sys | the ``boot loader"' syslinux |
| syslinux.cfg | config file for syslinux |
| kernel | Linux kernel |
| rootfs.img | RootFS: programs needed for booting |
| opt.img | Optional files: drivers and packages |
| rc.cfg | config file containing the variables from all files in fli4l's configuration directory |
| boot.msg | Text for the syslinux boot menu |
| boot_s.msg | Text for the syslinux boot menu |
| boot_z.msg | Text for the syslinux boot menu |
| hd.cfg | config file to assign partitions |
The script mkfli4l.sh (resp. mkfli4l.bat) at first generates the files opt.img, syslinux.cfg and rc.cfg as well as rootfs.img. The files needed are determined by the program mkfli4l (in the unix- resp. windows-directory). The kernel and other packages are included in those archives. The file rc.cfg can be found as well in the Opt-archive as on the boot medium.8.12
Subsequently, the files kernel, rootfs.img, opt.img and rc.cfg together with the syslinux-files are copied to the disk.
During boot fli4l uses the script /etc/rc to evaluate the file rc.cfg and integrate the compressed opt.img-archive into the RootFS-RAM-Disk (depending on the installation type the files are extracted directly into the rootfs ramdisk or integrated via symbolic links). Then the scripts in /etc/rc.d/ are run in alphanumeric order and thus the drivers are loaded and all services get started.